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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com PRESEASON 2018 3 PRESEASON 2018 ✦ VOLUME 37, ISSUE 20 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi FOOTBALL ANALYST Bryan Driskell RECRUITING REPORTERS Corey Bodden, David McKinney MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ryan Tice CONTRIBUTING WRITER Todd D. Burlage PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, Corey Bodden, Angela Driskell COVER PHOTO Angela Driskell DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 877-630-8768 MARKETING/MERCHANDISE MANAGER Beverly Taylor CUSTOMER SERVICE Gail Evans 800-421-7751 ✦ ✦ ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (ISSN 0746-2557) is published 20 times annually — weekly Sept.-Nov. and monthly Dec.-Aug., except June — by Coman Publishing Company, 905 W. Main St., Suite 24F, Durham, NC 27701. A one-year (20 issues) subscription is $52.95. BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED is printed by The Papers in Milford, Ind. Postmaster: Send address changes to Blue & Gold Illustrated, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. Periodical postage paid at Durham, NC 27702 and additional offices. For advertising or subscription information call 1-919-688-0218 or write BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF SEPT. 7 SECOND WIND Senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush is better armed after his 2017 debut as a starter ✦ PAGE 26 RIVALRY RETURNS Defensive end Rashan Gary and the Wolverines invade Notre Dame Stadium after a three-year gap in the series ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 54 PHOTO BY ANGELA DRISKELL PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................8 Senior Class Review ..............................................22 LB Te'von Coney and LB Drue Tranquill ................28 Brian Kelly's Ninth Season ....................................30 What Needs To Go Right In 2018 ..........................32 Ten To Watch ........................................................34 Offense Overview .................................................38 Defense Overview ................................................42 Special Teams Overview .......................................46 Freshman Class Projections ..................................48 Closer Look ✦ Bryan Driskell ...............................52 Notre Dame and Michigan Rosters .......................62 Football Recruiting ...............................................64 Prep Profiles .........................................................66 Recruiting Roundup/Master List ...........................68 Men's Basketball ...................................................70 Women's Basketball .............................................72 ND Sports .............................................................74 Irish In The Pros ....................................................76 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................78 The Notre Dame-Michigan Series .........................80 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................82 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE